Chapter 123

“Why are you so nervous?” Hye asked, tucking a few apples into his inventory. “I didn’t ask you to come here to complain about eating one of them—after all, I had nothing to do with it; Lykos chose to give it to you. I only wanted to ask you a few questions.”

Everyone else had returned to their duties—Andreas had even left, despite his constant reluctance to leave Callidora alone with Hye. Now only the two of them remained by the golden tree.

“Questions…?” she repeated hesitantly. “So you really don’t mind that I recovered after eating one without your permission? Even though I… before I—”